Enhancement Specialist – Editor (3-Middle)

Location: Springfield, VA

Job Type: Full- Time

Workplace Type: Onsite

Clearance: TS/SCI W/CI Poly

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Job Summary

Castalia Systems is seeking a Mid-level Enhancement Specialist to join our team. The Mid-level Enhancement Specialist shall provide editorial services as described below and in accordance with the most recent customer production guidance. The Enhancement Specialist shall be responsible for providing all support services and products required to complete the detailed description of work and responsibilities described herein.

Roles and Responsibilities

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Review, analyze, and correct draft material for clarity, consistency, style, format, logic, and organization, as well as grammar, word usage, spelling, and punctuation.
• Review products dealing with complex analytical intelligence issues and provide guidance to geospatial intelligence analysts and other editors regarding logic, clarity, comprehensiveness, relevance, and brevity.
• When directed by ATC leadership, verify classifications provided by analysts or direct them to classification management teams.
• Support the production and dissemination of finished GEOINT products by working with analytic customers (authors) to determine the appropriate reporting mechanism for conveying GEOINT to external customers, editing intelligence documents, and managing the production of the customer’s GEOINT products.
• Work closely with analysts, from the early stages of manuscript development through the entire publishing process, (includes final reviews of text, graphics, and other formats for the customer’s intelligence products) to help them organize and refine analytic content into an effective product.
• Edit documents and manage the production of customer intelligence reporting in the current suite of product types and briefing materials, visual aids, and other products, as required.
• Work on multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines under fast-paced conditions; must be available to perform duties in a multiple-shift environment, as necessary.
• Perform structural, substantive, and copy edits of analytical manuscripts for organization, completeness, logic, accuracy, and compliance with language, style, formatting.
• Produce, process, and disseminate documents in many hardcopy, softcopy, and web formats and ensure compatibility with a variety of computer systems and telecommunications networks.
• Coordinate and disseminate finished intelligence products as required.
• Provide quality control in accordance with customer policy and standards for intelligence products.
• Attend regularly scheduled editor and production support meetings and stay current with ongoing production support initiatives.
• Review product metadata for completeness.
• Demonstrate customer service excellence by clearly and concisely communicating work status methods, instructions, problems, requirements, options, and concerns with the team members, managers, and customers within the agency and the Intelligence Community.
• Participate in meetings with customers, team members, Contractors, and others to exchange information, make decisions, and/or provide updates.
• Support analytic customers (authors) by tagging GEOINT products with relevant keywords and information.
• Support the customer’s efforts to enhance the discoverability of data and information by working with GEOINT content and analytic customers (authors) in the review of standard and non-standard products to determine the appropriate metadata and keyword tagging and editing metadata as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• At least three years of relevant professional editing experience.
• Superior and demonstrable proficiency in English language mechanics and vocabulary.
• Knowledge of government-mandated plain language principles.
• Strong computer skills and demonstrated proficiency on PC platforms.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Working knowledge of electronic publishing software such as Adobe lnDesign and Adobe FrameMaker.
• Working knowledge of structured authoring software (using SGML, XML, or HTML) and expert ability to format documents using such software.
• Achieve 80 percent or higher on a diagnostic assessment, which will be administered by ATC. Should a lower score be achieved, the government may consider waiving the requirement, at the request of the contractor.
• Demonstrated aptitude in working with current, industry-standard electronic publishing computer systems, applications, and databases.
• Strong presentation and Interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Familiarity with basic print-based and web-based design principles.
• Working knowledge of web and multimedia technologies, and the ability to test and troubleshoot interactive and multimedia products using these technologies.
• Familiarity with the US Intelligence Community--specifically, imagery collection and exploitation.
• Experience in problem identification and analysis.
• Possess critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to research and gather information.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience in developing working relationships and networking.
• Ability to ensure consistency in content, clarity, and appropriateness for intended audiences.
• Must have production editing experience (not just technical editing experience).

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least three years of professional relevant editing experience AND an undergraduate degree in English, journalism, or a related field (history, philosophy, liberal arts, or professional writing, but NOT including broadcast journalism, broadcast communications, IT/technical writing, or grant/proposal writing), OR at least seven years of professional editing experience without the specified degree.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Office environment

Travel

• As needed

Company Description

Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.

With our vast knowledge of our customers’ needs and relevant technology, our team is able to bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with cutting-edge technology so it’s so evident when you compare us with anyone.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.